New Farm Loch

New Farm Loch
Suburb
Kilmarnock skyline
Reformers Monument
Mural
HALO Kilmarnock
From top, left to right: Macphail Drive, West Lodge, St Joseph's Academy, Kilmarnock Academy
New Farm Loch is located in East Ayrshire
New Farm Loch
New Farm Loch
Location within East Ayrshire
• Edinburgh56 mi (90 km)
• London335 mi (539 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKILMARNOCK
Postcode districtKA3
Dialling code01563
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
WebsiteEast Ayrshire Council
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°37′01″N 4°28′23″W / 55.61694°N 4.47306°W / 55.61694; -4.47306

New Farm Loch (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Tuathanais Ùr) is a suburb to the North-East of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland and was created in the late 1960s by a number of builders to accommodate the growing population of Kilmarnock.

New Farm Loch officially opened in 1968 with the first houses to be occupied by residents in 1968 were at MacDonald Drive, MacKenzie Drive, MacKinnon Drive, MacLeod Place, MacNab Place, MacPhail Drive, MacNaughton Drive and MacNeil Place.[1]

  1. ^ The Words & Works of Frank Beattie (20 August 2018). "HOUSING: New Farm Loch is the biggest housing area in Kilmarnock. It is 50 years old this year". Facebook.[unreliable source?]